Clothespin



O. POPICK CLOTHESPIN Jan. 16, 1951 Filed F'eb. 17, 1948 IN VEN TOR.

ATTE R N EYS l .llllllllllvlllllr Patentedl Jan. 16, 1951 UNIT EAD STAT ES 'PAT EN T O FF I CE CLOTHESPIN Orionrlupick, Ereeland, 1.a.

Application February 17,1948, Serial'No'. 3,960K

i claim. (ci. zel- 871) positive gripping spring actuated type wherein the jaws are urged into holding relation with` clothes on a line by springs, and in particular the combination of a plurality of clothes pins, with the pins suspended in the ends of outstanding arms of a U-shape hanger, wherein, with a plurality of the hangers positioned on a clothes line, and with clothes held by the hanger, which provides a clothes pin, and also by the clothes pins at the ends of the arms, more clothes may be hung on a line.

The purpose of this invention is to provide means for increasing the quantity of clothes and the like that may be hung on a clothes line.

In crowded quarters such as apartments, double houses, and residences with comparatively small lots it is difcult to iind room for as many clothes lines as are usually required for the average family. With this thought in mind this invention contemplates an inverted U-shape hanger with a holder for supporting the hanger on a-clothes line, and means for removably mounting clothes pins in outwardly extending arms of the hanger.

The object of this invention is to provide a hanger for holding a plurality of clothes pins in spaced relation on a clothes line so that two rows of clothes may be suspended from a single line.

Another object of the invention is to provide a combination hanger for mounting a plurality of clothes pins on a clothes line in which the weight of the clothes held in the pins increases the gripping relation of the hanger with the line.

A further object of the invention is to provide a combination hanger for holding a plurality of clothes pins from a line which is of a simple and economical construction.

With these and other objects and advantages in view this invention consists of the new and novel combination, construction, and arrangement of parts as hereinafter more fully described, set forth in the claims appended hereto, and disclosed in the accompanying drawings, forming part hereof, wherein:

Figure l is a view showing a side elevation of the clothes pin hanger.

Figure 2 is a plan view of the device.

Figure 3 is a cross section through the hanger taken on line 3 3 of Figure 1.

Figure 4 is a cross section through the hanger taken on line 4-4 of Figure 1.

Figure 5 is a cross section through one of the Figure 6 is `a view showingthe hanger with the f clothes pins atlthe ends of the-arms thereof removed.

Referring now to the drawings wherein like reference characters denote corresponding parts the combination clothes pin of this invention includes a clothes pin or hanger I0, a holder II, and clothes pins I2 and I3.

The hanger I0 is formed with two substantially parallel U-shape elements having cross members I4 and I5 positioned in openings I6 and I1 in the upper part of the holder II, with vertically disposed legs I8 and I9 at the ends of the member I4 and similar legs 20 and 2| at the ends of the member I5. At the lower ends of the legs are outstanding arms, with arms 22 and 23 extended from the legs I8 and I9, respectively, and also with arms 24 and 25 extended from the legs 2&1 and 2l, respectively. The outer ends 26 and 21 of the arms 23 and 24, respectively, extend across and are held in loops 28 and 29 at the ends of the arms 25 and 22.

The clothes pins I2 and I3, which are similar, are formed with gripping jaws 30 and 3| that are resiliently held by a spring 32, and the upper ends are provided with handles 33 and 34. The ends 26 and 21 at the ends of the arms of the hanger are positioned through the loops of the springs 32, as shown, wherein, with the hanger placed on a clothes line 35 as shown in Figure 1, clothes may be suspended in the clothes pins at both ends of the hanger, and the weight of the clothes will urge the lower ends of the legs inwardly, thereby increasing the gripping relation between the holder and clothes line. With clothes held in both sides of the hanger the arms will assume substantially horizontal positions wherein two lines of clothes may be suspended from a line with the clothes in spaced relation.

The holder II is formed with a block at the upper end through which the openings I6 and I1 extend, and downwardly disposed legs 36 and 31 with a slot 33 for the clothes line and also for holding clothes on the line positioned between the legs. The vertically disposed legs of the hanger bear against the outer surfaces of the legs 36 and 31, and the weight of clothes hanging in the clothes pins I2 and I3 urges the legs 36 and 31 together causing bonding of the holder on the line.

The elements of the hanger and holder may be made of any suitable material and clothes pins of any type or design may be mounted thereon.

It will be understood that modifications may be made inthe design and arrangement of the parts without departing from the spirit of the invention.

What is claimed is:

In a hanger for clothes pins and the like, the combination, which comprises, an inverted U- shape holder having a block at the upper end with transversely disposed openings therethrough and downwardly extending legs, a hanger comprising spaced parallel inverted U-shaped elements with vertically disposed legs positioned against the outer surfaces of the legs of the ho1der and with the upper ends of the legs connected by cross bars positioned in the transversely disposed openings of the block, said hanger having spaced horizontally disposed arms extending outwardly from the lower ends of the legs thereof and transversely disposed sections on the outer ends of the bars of one side of the hanger, with the ends of the said transversely disposed sections held in loops at the ends of the arms of the other side of the hanger, said transversely disposed section of the bars providing levers fulcrumed at CII REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the le of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 1,302,771 Cunningham et al. May 6, 1919 1,937,646 Fletcher Dec. 5, 1923 FOREIGN PATENTS Number Country Date 115,341 Germany Nov. 22, 1900 

